Punjab crisis
Congress to decide on new Punjab CM today after Amarinder Singh's resignation
New Delhi/IBNS: The state of Punjab is all set to get a new chief minister on Sunday as the Congress called a meeting of its MLAs for the second time in recent days, media reports said.
This comes after Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as the Punjab CM on Saturday after being asked by the party's central leadership.
After tendering his resignation to the governor, the Congress leader said he resigned as he was feeling "humiliated".
Submitted my resignation to Honble Governor. pic.twitter.com/sTH9Ojfvrh
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) September 18, 2021
A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) held on Saturday evening was attended by 78 out of 80 MLAs, who unanimously passed two resolutions - on thanking the outgoing chief minister Amarinder Singh, and the second asking party president Sonia Gandhi to choose his successor.
Singh resigned amid infighting with state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu.
According to media reports, more than 50 MLAs had written to Sonia Gandhi demanding that the "Captain" be replaced as Chief Minister.
After tendering his resignation, Singh told the media: "I feel humiliated by the way talks transpired. I spoke with the Congress president this morning, told them that I will be resigning today."
"I am currently in the Congress party. I will discuss with my supporters and decide the future course of action," he had said.
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